He nodded, but his head was down. He was trying to make himself smaller, because that's how he felt inside at the moment. I reached up and placed a palm against his cheek. He met my eyes, though his were like a scared bunny's. "It's OK, Honey. I'm not upset." He nodded again. This time, I could see he believed me. "Hey. You know what? I'm awake now. You want to have some fun?"

"Can we... Can I..."

"Tell me what you want, Sweetie."

"Can I taste you?" I don't know why I wasn't prepared for that question. Hearing it was kind of... exciting, made my tummy flip a little....